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Make Oatmeal in your Instant Pot!
After overnight oats and warm oatmeal, this is my other favorite oatmeal recipe – Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats! I actually prefer the texture of steel cut oats to rolled oats but it’s just not as convenient to cook it quickly especially if making stovetop steel cut oatmeal. It is however an amazing meal prep recipe to cook in bulk and in advance!
When I say meal prep, it doesn’t have to be this elaborate thing. You just have to set a time to prep a recipe that you can enjoy through the week. And these steel cut oats made in the Instant Pot are super easy and hands-off. You just have to cook them for 4 minutes, but there’s the time for the IP to come to pressure before and the time to release the pressure after. My recipe makes 6-8 servings which is great for a week’s worth of oatmeal!
Happy Cooking!
– Yumna
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats Ingredients
- Steel cut oats: Make sure that you’re not using quick oats or rolled oats/old fashioned oats for this recipe. The recipe amounts and timing is written for steel cut oats only.
- Milk: Use regular milk, almond milk or any other plant based milk you like. This is used along with the water to cook the oats.
- Coconut oil: The coconut oil is optional in this recipe but it does make it more creamy and rich. You can also use a dab of butter.
- Seasonings: Just cinnamon and salt.
How to Make Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
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Ingredients
- 2 cups steel cut oats
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil optional
- Toppings of choice
Instructions
- Place the oats, water, almond milk, cinnamon, salt, and coconut oil, if using, in a 6-quart Instant Pot and stir to combine.
- Place the lid on and move the valve to sealing. Press pressure cook and set the timer to 4 minutes high pressure. You’ll notice the Instant Pot will start to come to pressure first and then the timer will begin. It can take 8-10 minutes to come to pressure.
- When the cook time is up, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then do a quick release for any remaining pressure. Carefully open and remove the lid.
- Stir the oats and add more water or milk if the mixture looks too thick, keeping in mind that they will continue to thicken as they cool. Serve immediately with your favorite toppings.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
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Steel Cut Oatmeal Toppings
- Fresh fruit. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and diced apples taste great on oatmeal. Go with what’s in season so you never get bored.
- Dried fruit. Try dried fruit like chopped dates, cranberries and raisins or even shredded coconut.
- Sweetener: Add little bit of brown sugar or honey right before you serve since the steel cut oatmeal recipe doesn’t include any sweetener.
- Chocolate: From mini chocolate chips to chocolate chunks and chocolate shavings, I’m in for any and all types of chocolate on top of warm steel cut oatmeal.
- Yogurt: For more creaminess, try adding a dollop of full fat regular or flavored yogurt or plant-based yogurt like almond milk yogurt or coconut yogurt.
- Nuts and nut butters: You can try walnuts, pecans, almonds and cashews or a dollop of peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter or any other type you like.
- Seeds: Chia seeds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds or even sunflower butter.
Recipe Tips
- Make sure you’re only using steel cut oats. The recipe is specifically written for steel cut oats, not quick oats or rolled oats which need different amounts of liquid and timing.
- Follow the steps when using your Instant Pot. Don’t rush the process and be careful when using your Instant Pot especially when venting the instant pot.
- Adjust the liquid. The ratio of the steel cut oats to the liquid is 1:3. However, I often will increase that to 1:4. So for the 2 cups of steel cut oats, I will add 6 cups of water and 2 cups of milk. It’s more creamy that way and a good option to try.
- Add fruit into the instant pot. You can use frozen fruit like strawberries or fresh fruit like bananas that melt into the steel cut oats, naturally sweeten and make the oatmeal ready to go so there’s no need to worry about toppings – perfect for on-the-go breakfast!
FAQs
If there is any oatmeal leftover, you can store it in a sealed container for up to 5 days. Just add the leftover portion to a microwave-safe bowl and reheat it in the microwave when ready to eat. Make sure that you stir it after reheating as there will be parts of the oatmeal that are hotter than others. I do recommend adding in a bit more liquid when you’re reheating so that it won’t dry out in the process.
No. I wouldn’t recommend it. This recipe is best made fresh and enjoyed as soon as possible. You can always reduce the servings in half if you want to make less portions
The swirl of coconut oil does the trick! This is my go-to recipe for instant pot steel cut oats!!!
So happy you like the recipe, Camille! I love the coconut oil too, it makes all the difference!
Made this over the weekend – it was great! When it was ready, it was a little thin, but as it cooled down it became thicker. We had leftovers that have been very helpful and yummy to microwave in the morning. Thank you!
You’re so welcome!
After this last comment, of someone using regular milk and the instant pot burning, should I be using almond milk vs skim milk or 1% which I would usually use to cook it in the microwave.
I just like the 5 days, oatmeal I feel could be very helpful solution for me, and my daughter.
What is your advice regarding this.?
I would stick with the almond milk, but both should still work. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
I used regular milk and the instant pot is beeping at me and is displaying food burn. Do almond milk & regular milk behave fifteenth in the IP?
They should behave the same in the Instant Pot!
Hi! Do you add chia, flax and hemp seeds during the pressure cooking time or after as I’ve read different people suggest different ways
Thanks
You can either add it right away when all together, or after you do the quick release, or I sometimes just sprinkle it as toppings once it’s served.